Today I was crossing a large, busy intersection in downtown Taipei when one of my flip flops fell apart. Not the worst thing that could happen to someone, but of course my first reaction was to curse it for picking such a wonderful timing.
I was literally stuck in the middle of the street, and people were quickly walking past me in all directions. It was 11 o'clock in the evening. I scurried awkwardly to the safety of the sidewalk before the light turned red. Then I considered buying a dirt cheap pair of shoes from a roadside vendor but none could be seen in the vicinity. I considered taking a cab home. I considered calling my brother and making him come meet me at the bus stop with a pair of shoes. I considered temporarily fixing my broken flip flop by limping to the nearest convenience store and buying string or tape to bind the remaining bottom of the flip flop to my foot, hoping it would stay attached to my foot long enough for me to get home.
In the end I decided to walk home barefoot. The weather was warm and thank god it wasn't raining. My house is about one hour away from where my flip flops flopped, and to get home I had to take two different buses and walk about ten minutes from the final bus stop. I managed to get home without stepping on anything disgusting or dangerous.
This whole incident just proved that the streets of Taipei are clean and safe enough to walk barefoot in, heh. If you want to try it out, be my guest. I need to go get me a new pair of flip flops (perhaps one of better quality this time).
Comments (2)
還好不是在正午發生這種事....不然腳都要被燙熟了吧
真的...穿著鞋子走在中午的馬路上都可以感覺到陣陣熱氣上升了...